Okemah city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Okemah city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
32.4%
2023
43.6%
Total change
+11.2 pp
% change
+34.6%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.4% | — |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.6 pp (1.9%) |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -4.1 pp (-12.4%) |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +2.1 pp (7.3%) |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +3.7 pp (11.9%) |
| 2023 | 43.6% | +8.9 pp (25.6%) |